Conversion of the Nikon C1 confocal laser-scanning head for multiphoton excitation on an upright microscope

Applied Optics

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1669-1675

  Ridsdale, Andrew ^a   Micu, Ileana ^a   Stys, Peter K ^a  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; IMAGING SYSTEMS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MULTIPHOTON PROCESSES; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS;

CONFOCAL FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; LASER-SCANNING IMAGING SYSTEM; TWO-PHOTON FLUORESCENCE EXCITATION;

OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; INSTRUMENTATION; PHOTON;

ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PHOTONS;

EID: 1842429787     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.43.001669     Document Type: Article

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